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Madison Police Department - Pedestrian Safety Survey

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The City of Madison Police Department is conducting a survey regarding pedestrian behavior when crossing the street, and driver behavior towards the pedestrians.  Please answer the following questions.  The survey should only take a few minutes, and your answers will remain anonymous.  Thank you for your time and input.
  Sex: 
female male

Madison Resident:
yes no

Age Group: 
16-21 
22-30 
31-45 
46-60 
60+    
 
1.  Are you a Licensed Driver?

yes no

2.  If you are a licensed driver, under which of the following situations must you yield to pedestrians?
a.  In a marked or unmarked crosswalk

yes no

b.  Crossing mid-block (no crosswalk).

yes no

c.  When turning a corner while a pedestrian is crossing the street you are turning onto.

yes no

d.  When you have a green light.

 yes no

3. As a pedestrian, do you feel safe crossing streets in the City of Madison?
4.  When you don't feel safe crossing the street, why?


Other:
5.  Under the following situations, who needs to yield?
a.  Pedestrian faces a Red light, but there are no pedestrian signals.
b. Pedestrian faces a solid don't walk/red person signal.
c.  Pedestrian faces a flashing don't walk/red person signal.
d.  Pedestrian is crossing mid-block and there is no marked crosswalk.
e.  Pedestrian is crossing at an intersection where the driver has a stop sign.
f.  Pedestrian is crossing at an intersection where driver does not have a stop sign.
6. At what point is it still okay to begin crossing a street with pedestrian signals? (Check all that apply)
a.  When the walk signal is lit. yes no
b.  When the don't walk/red person signal is flashing. yes no
c.  When the don't walk/red person signal is solid. yes no
7.  When you cross the street, do you cross at an intersection or crosswalk? 
8.  If you don't always cross at an intersection or crosswalk, why don't you? (Check all that apply)
a.  You're in a hurry
b.  The crosswalk is not convenient to your location.
c.  You don't want to wait for the light to change
d.  There are no cars coming when you are between crosswalks, and if you went to the crosswalk, you'd have to wait for cars.
e. Other people are doing it.
f.  Other:
9.  Do you ever walk in the road instead of on the sidewalk? yes no
10.  If you answered yes, why do you walk in the road? (Check all that apply)
a.  The sidewalk is closed.
b.  The sidewalk is too icy or snow covered
c.  There is no sidewalk
d.  You see other people walking on the road.
e.  You just got out of a parked car on the road, and you need to cross the street where there is a break in traffic.
f. Other:
11.  Please list any comments or suggestions:

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